Question 1

Which of the following is NOT part of the hypothetico-deductive method of scientific investigation?

Accepted Answer

A)  proving one's hypothesis 
B)  asking questions about the natural world 
C)  proposing explanations for phenomena in the natural world 
D)  designing experiments that enable one to test a hypothesis 
E)  conducting experiments and making observations 
A)  proving one's hypothesis 
B)  asking questions about the natural world 
C)  proposing explanations for phenomena in the natural world 
D)  designing experiments that enable one to test a hypothesis 
E)  conducting experiments and making observations A

Question 2

Which of the following terms have NO relationship?

Accepted Answer

A)  analogous traits and independent evolution 
B)  chordata and dorsal notochord 
C)  dormancy and acclimatization 
D)  acclimation and controlled environment 
E)  none of these 
A)  analogous traits and independent evolution 
B)  chordata and dorsal notochord 
C)  dormancy and acclimatization 
D)  acclimation and controlled environment 
E)  none of these E

Question 3

Positive feedback mechanisms continually move the controlled variable in the direction
 of the initial change making them dangerous and not beneficial to humans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Match each sentence with the most appropriate choice:
-A feature of all cells

Accepted Answer

A)  cell membrane 
B)  muscle that moves the skeleton 
C)  muscle found in the heart 
D)  muscle found in the wall of the stomach 
E)  tissue found in glands
F) ducted
G) ductless
H) positive feedback
I) disease
J) extracellular fluid 
A)  cell membrane 
B)  muscle that moves the skeleton 
C)  muscle found in the heart 
D)  muscle found in the wall of the stomach 
E)  tissue found in glands
F) ducted
G) ductless
H) positive feedback
I) disease
J) extracellular fluid

Question 5

Match each sentence with the most appropriate choice:
-Endocrine

Accepted Answer

A)  cell membrane 
B)  muscle that moves the skeleton 
C)  muscle found in the heart 
D)  muscle found in the wall of the stomach 
E)  tissue found in glands
F) ducted
G) ductless
H) positive feedback
I) disease
J) extracellular fluid 
A)  cell membrane 
B)  muscle that moves the skeleton 
C)  muscle found in the heart 
D)  muscle found in the wall of the stomach 
E)  tissue found in glands
F) ducted
G) ductless
H) positive feedback
I) disease
J) extracellular fluid

Question 6

Match each sentence with the most appropriate choice:
-Cardiac muscle

Accepted Answer

A)  cell membrane 
B)  muscle that moves the skeleton 
C)  muscle found in the heart 
D)  muscle found in the wall of the stomach 
E)  tissue found in glands
F) ducted
G) ductless
H) positive feedback
I) disease
J) extracellular fluid 
A)  cell membrane 
B)  muscle that moves the skeleton 
C)  muscle found in the heart 
D)  muscle found in the wall of the stomach 
E)  tissue found in glands
F) ducted
G) ductless
H) positive feedback
I) disease
J) extracellular fluid

Question 7

Some hormones act to regulate the concentration of intracellular signals like cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cyclic AMP, or cAMP) by activating or inhibiting adenylyl cyclase, the enzyme responsible for its production, or by activating or inhibiting phosphodiesterases, which are responsible for its destruction. Cyclic AMP, in turn, functions by activating enzyme cascades that set certain metabolic pathways in motion. The regulation of cAMP levels in cells is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  homeostasis. 
B)  rheostasis. 
C)  equilibrium. 
D)  adaptation. 
E)  all of these. 
A)  homeostasis. 
B)  rheostasis. 
C)  equilibrium. 
D)  adaptation. 
E)  all of these.

Question 8

Many biologists do not consider viruses to be living because they are unable to perform some of the functions common to cells, and by extension, to living organisms. Choose one of the functions from the list below and describe whether viruses can or cannot perform that function. Conclude whether you consider viruses to be living.
a. self-organization
b. self-regulation
c. self-support (structural) and movement
d. self-replication
e. all of the above

Accepted Answer

Viruses are unable to perform self-regul

Question 9

The parathyroid gland, which secretes parathyroid hormone, is an organ comprising mainly tissue.

Accepted Answer

A)  nervous 
B)  muscle 
C)  connective 
D)  epithelial 
A)  nervous 
B)  muscle 
C)  connective 
D)  epithelial

Question 10

Match each sentence with the most appropriate choice:
-Birth

Accepted Answer

A)  cell membrane 
B)  muscle that moves the skeleton 
C)  muscle found in the heart 
D)  muscle found in the wall of the stomach 
E)  tissue found in glands
F) ducted
G) ductless
H) positive feedback
I) disease
J) extracellular fluid 
A)  cell membrane 
B)  muscle that moves the skeleton 
C)  muscle found in the heart 
D)  muscle found in the wall of the stomach 
E)  tissue found in glands
F) ducted
G) ductless
H) positive feedback
I) disease
J) extracellular fluid

Question 11

Match each sentence with the most appropriate choice:
-Smooth muscle

Accepted Answer

A)  cell membrane 
B)  muscle that moves the skeleton 
C)  muscle found in the heart 
D)  muscle found in the wall of the stomach 
E)  tissue found in glands
F) ducted
G) ductless
H) positive feedback
I) disease
J) extracellular fluid 
A)  cell membrane 
B)  muscle that moves the skeleton 
C)  muscle found in the heart 
D)  muscle found in the wall of the stomach 
E)  tissue found in glands
F) ducted
G) ductless
H) positive feedback
I) disease
J) extracellular fluid

Question 12

In physiological terms, a set point can be defined as

Accepted Answer

A)  the value of a parameter, such as the concentration of sugar in the blood, that homeostatic mechanisms aim to maintain. 
B)  the value of a parameter, such as the concentration of sugar in the blood, that set homeostatic mechanisms in motion. 
C)  the location in a thermal gradient at which a poikilothermic organism rests, reflecting is preferred body temperature. 
D)  the winning stroke in a tennis match. 
A)  the value of a parameter, such as the concentration of sugar in the blood, that homeostatic mechanisms aim to maintain. 
B)  the value of a parameter, such as the concentration of sugar in the blood, that set homeostatic mechanisms in motion. 
C)  the location in a thermal gradient at which a poikilothermic organism rests, reflecting is preferred body temperature. 
D)  the winning stroke in a tennis match.

Question 13

The process of maintaining physiological stability in the face of disturbance is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  homeostasis. 
B)  homeothermy. 
C)  home remedy. 
D)  homeopathy. 
A)  homeostasis. 
B)  homeothermy. 
C)  home remedy. 
D)  homeopathy.

Question 14

Drinking, a behavioral effector of homeostatic control of body fluid levels, involves which of the following physiological systems?

Accepted Answer

A)  nervous 
B)  endocrine 
C)  muscular 
D)  skeletal 
E)  all of these 
A)  nervous 
B)  endocrine 
C)  muscular 
D)  skeletal 
E)  all of these

Question 15

Teleology is

Accepted Answer

A)  the study of bony fishes. 
B)  the study of life on other planets. 
C)  the study of media for mass communication. 
D)  explanations that presume a purposeful goal for evolutionary adaptations. 
E)  the study of bald-headed men. 
A)  the study of bony fishes. 
B)  the study of life on other planets. 
C)  the study of media for mass communication. 
D)  explanations that presume a purposeful goal for evolutionary adaptations. 
E)  the study of bald-headed men.

Question 16

The basic functions of all cells include

Accepted Answer

A)  self-organization. 
B)  self-regulation. 
C)  self-support (structural) and movement. 
D)  self-replication. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  self-organization. 
B)  self-regulation. 
C)  self-support (structural) and movement. 
D)  self-replication. 
E)  all of the above

Question 17

The combined result of shivering to raise body heat and sweating to lower body heat is
 an example of antagonistic control of body temperature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Biological features are the result of variation and natural selection.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Physiology is the study of

Accepted Answer

A)  matter, energy and their interactions. 
B)  how organisms function. 
C)  the mind. 
D)  temperament and character based on outward appearances. 
A)  matter, energy and their interactions. 
B)  how organisms function. 
C)  the mind. 
D)  temperament and character based on outward appearances.

Question 20

The presence of mitochondria in virtually all eukaryotic cells is attributed to the historical existence of bacterial endosymbionts which invaded ancestral eukaryotes. This explanation could be considered

Accepted Answer

A)  mechanistic. 
B)  evolutionary. 
C)  both of these. 
D)  neither of these. 
A)  mechanistic. 
B)  evolutionary. 
C)  both of these. 
D)  neither of these.

Which of the following is NOT part of the hypothetico-deductive method of scientific investigation?

Which of the following terms have NO relationship?

Positive feedback mechanisms continually move the controlled variable in the direction of the initial change making them dangerous and not beneficial to humans.

Match each sentence with the most appropriate choice: -A feature of all cells

Match each sentence with the most appropriate choice: -Endocrine

Match each sentence with the most appropriate choice: -Cardiac muscle

The parathyroid gland, which secretes parathyroid hormone, is an organ comprising mainly tissue.

Match each sentence with the most appropriate choice: -Birth

Match each sentence with the most appropriate choice: -Smooth muscle

In physiological terms, a set point can be defined as

The process of maintaining physiological stability in the face of disturbance is referred to as

Drinking, a behavioral effector of homeostatic control of body fluid levels, involves which of the following physiological systems?

Teleology is

The basic functions of all cells include

The combined result of shivering to raise body heat and sweating to lower body heat is an example of antagonistic control of body temperature.

Biological features are the result of variation and natural selection.

Physiology is the study of

The presence of mitochondria in virtually all eukaryotic cells is attributed to the historical existence of bacterial endosymbionts which invaded ancestral eukaryotes. This explanation could be considered

Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Membrane Physiology

Neuronal Physiology

Nervous Systems

Sensory Physiology

Endocrine Systems

Muscle Physiology

Circulatory Systems

Defense Systems

Respiratory Systems

Excretory Systems

Fluid and Acid-Base Balance

Digestive Systems

Energy Balance and Thermal Physiology

Reproductive Systems

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Exam 1: Homeostasis and Integration: The Foundations of Physiology

Which of the following is NOT part of the hypothetico-deductive method of scientific investigation?

Which of the following terms have NO relationship?

Positive feedback mechanisms continually move the controlled variable in the direction of the initial change making them dangerous and not beneficial to humans.

Match each sentence with the most appropriate choice: -A feature of all cells

Match each sentence with the most appropriate choice: -Endocrine

Match each sentence with the most appropriate choice: -Cardiac muscle

The parathyroid gland, which secretes parathyroid hormone, is an organ comprising mainly tissue.

Match each sentence with the most appropriate choice: -Birth

Match each sentence with the most appropriate choice: -Smooth muscle

In physiological terms, a set point can be defined as

The process of maintaining physiological stability in the face of disturbance is referred to as

Drinking, a behavioral effector of homeostatic control of body fluid levels, involves which of the following physiological systems?

Teleology is

The basic functions of all cells include

The combined result of shivering to raise body heat and sweating to lower body heat is an example of antagonistic control of body temperature.

Biological features are the result of variation and natural selection.

Physiology is the study of

The presence of mitochondria in virtually all eukaryotic cells is attributed to the historical existence of bacterial endosymbionts which invaded ancestral eukaryotes. This explanation could be considered

Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Membrane Physiology

Neuronal Physiology

Nervous Systems

Sensory Physiology

Endocrine Systems

Muscle Physiology

Circulatory Systems

Defense Systems

Respiratory Systems

Excretory Systems

Fluid and Acid-Base Balance

Digestive Systems

Energy Balance and Thermal Physiology

Reproductive Systems

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